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An armed soldier walks near a Coca-Cola truck carrying crates of glass bottles in March 1982. Most soldiers forced to patrol as part of the "Patrol of Self-Defense" program in the 1980s were Mayan men. Patrols were used by the military to destroy civil organizing and to control any political networks of rural Mayans. The UN-administered Truth Commission, known as the Commission of Historical Clarification documented more tan 600 massacres committed by government forces against civilians in predominately Mayan areas between 1981 and 1983. He is holding an IMI Galil rifle of Israeli origin. The Coca-Cola truck is an International Truck and Engine Corporation vehicle, a commercial truck manufacturer and currently a subsidiary of Navistar International, a U.S. holding company. On the front bumper of the truck there are two signs that read, "This truck is protected by a safe," and "the key is in the company." Behind the soldier there is a man walking in the opposite direction. Un soldado armado camina cerca de un camión de Coca-Cola que transportan botellas de vidrio en marzo de 1982. La mayoría de los soldados obligados a patrullar como parte del programa "Patrulla de Autodefensa" en la decada de los ochenta eran hombres mayas. Las patrullas fueron utilizadas por los militares para destruir la organización civil y controlar a cualquier red política de los mayas rurales. La comisión de la verdad administrada por la ONU, conocida como la Comisión para el Esclarecimiento Histórico, documentó más de 600 masacres cometidas por fuerzas gubernamentales contra civiles en áreas predominantemente mayas entre 1981 y 1983. El soldado sostiene un fusil IMI Galil de origen israelí. El camión de la Coca-Cola es un vehículo de marca International Truck and Engine Corporation, una compañia que fabrica camiones comerciales is actualmente subsidiaria de Navistar International, una sociedad gestora estadounidense. Sobre la defensa del camión se observan dos letreros que leen "este camión está protegido con caja de seguridad" y "la llave está en la empresa". Detrás del soldado se observa a un hombre caminando en dirección contraria.
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